USC depth chart announced for Las Vegas Bowl vs. Texas A&M
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USC depth chart announced for Las Vegas Bowl vs. Texas A&M

Posted on by Amelia Pressman

The preliminary two-deep will be played in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl between the USC Trojans and the Texas A&M Aggies. Here’s a look at what the Trojans roster looks like and a few notes on the players listed and unlisted.

quarterback

Jayden Maiava
Jake Jensen

Maiava took over the starting eleven for the last three games of the season. Miller Moss has entered the transfer portal and is headed to Louisville. Jensen is headed to Montana but stuck around to serve as the Trojans’ No. 2 quarterback in this game.

Run back

Bryan Jackson OR A’Marion Peterson

Starter Woody Marks is going to the NFL and backup Quinten Joyner is going to Texas Tech. USC will rely on a true freshman and redshirt freshman in this game. Both will see the most action of their college careers against the Aggies.

Wide receiver

WR-X

Kyle Ford
Jaden Richardson

WR-Y

Makai lemon
Jay Fair
Josiah Zamora

WR-Z

Ja’Kobi Lane
Xavier Jordan

Kyron Hudson, Zechariah Branch And Duce Robinson are all gone. Lane and Lemon are expected to be the key players in the passing game in this game. It will be interesting to see if true freshman Xavier Jordan has a head start in this game after not playing all season.

Tight end

Lake McRee
Walker Lyons

The Trojans are a bit down with Kade Eldridge heading to Washington via the transfer portal. But McRee and Lyons finished the season as the top two options at tight end.

Offensive line

Left tackle

Elijah Paige
Justin Tauanuu

Left guard

Emmanuel Pregnon
Micha Banuelos

center

Kilian O’Connor
Kaylon Miller

Right guard

Alani Noah
Erwin Taomi

Real attack

Tobias Raymond
Makai Saina

USC will start O’Connor and Raymond as backups at center and right tackle. There is virtually no experience at any of the backup spots.

Defensive line

Defensive end

Kameryn fountain
Braylan Shelby

Defensive tackle

Gavin Meyer
Jide Abasiri

Defensive tackle

Devan Thompson
Nate Clifton
Kobe Pepe

Defensive end

Jamil Muhammad
Kameryn fountain OR Devan Thompson

The USC defensive line is healthy and active compared to what Texas A&M brings in with three starters out. Sam Greene is the only player across the board who saw significant snaps late in the year and is not scheduled for action.

Linebackers

MICROPHONE

Easton Mascarenas Arnold
Desman Stephens II

WILL

Mason Cobb
Anthony Beavers
Roman Marchetti
Ryan Quintanar

Full-time starters Mascarenas-Arnold and Cobb are ready to go. It’s a bit of a surprise that Eric Gentry isn’t listed, considering he appears to have announced he’ll be playing and defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn talked about the impact he made during bowl practice.

nickel

Prophet Brown
Marcelles Williams

Cornerback

Jacobe Covington
Braylon Conley

Security

Akili Arnold
Bryson Shaw
Marquis Gallegos

Security

Kamari Ramsey
Christian Pierce

Cornerback

John Humphrey
DeCarlos Nicholson

Neither cornerback Jaylin Smith still nickel Greedy Vance Jr. are listed, meaning the Trojans will lose two starters in the secondary. USC still has three cornerbacks who have recorded starts this season. Nickel will be an interesting spot to watch to see if Brown gets a significant amount of snaps or if true freshman Marcelles Williams can take the field.

Special teams

Kicker

Michael Lantz

player

Eddie Czaplicki

Long snapper

Hank Pepper

All special teams starters are ready to play for the Trojans.

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